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250th birthday anniversary George Washington 1732-1799

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Author
Gainter, J. Richard.
Date of Publication
1981
as "The First President of the United States". In 1785 he lived at Franklin Square and in 1790 at 39 Broadway. The eight-cent stamp is postmarked at the Washington Bridge �Station where the world's longest suspension bridge has been completed and named in his honor. 15. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA The
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by J. Richard Gaintner.
Author
Gainter, J. Richard.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1981
Physical Description
40-62 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v.85, no. 2
Subjects
Washington, George, - 1732-1799.
Commemorative postage stamps - United States.
Stamp collecting.
Postcards.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 85, number 2 (1981), p. 40-62Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.85
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1696 visit to "Quanestagua"

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Author
Hunter, Charles E.
Date of Publication
1982
. Record of Chi Chapter (Lancaster County) of Delta Kappa Gamma since organization, February 14, 1948.(Book) 1981. King, Gene D. From England to Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (The Charlestons of Lancaster County). (Typescript) 1981. Klein, H.M.J. Two Hundred Y ears of Advertising in Lancaster County. (Book) 1929
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by Charles E. Hunter.
Author
Hunter, Charles E.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1982
Physical Description
24-26 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 86, no. 1
Notes
Pages 27-33 lists "Accessions to LCHS Library"
Subjects
Indians of North America
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - 17th century.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 86, number 1 (1982), p. 24-26Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.86
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1860--the year before the war

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Author
Heiges, George L.
Date of Publication
1961.
as it touched Lancaster County. The area at that time was served with four local dailies and it may be of interest to look at the political complexions of these newssheets. The oldest was the Intelligencer which had its beginning in 1799. During the years that James Buchanan was aspiring to the
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by George L. Heiges.
Author
Heiges, George L.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1961.
Physical Description
[113]-135 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 65, no. 3
Subjects
Republican Party (Pa.) - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - History - Chronology.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 65, number 3 (1961), p. 113-135Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.65
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Author
Demuth, C. B.
Date of Publication
1912
early life was spent in Lancaster. His father was proprietor of "The Fountain Inn." Aaron was born in the year 1827, and, after his remaining canvases, one landscape learned of his early life—he kept an inn of his own, called "The Cross Keys." His wife's name was Sarah Demuth. These few facts and three
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by C. B. Demuth.
Author
Demuth, C. B.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1912
Physical Description
247-250 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 16, no. 8
Subjects
Eshleman, Aaron, - 1827-
Artists - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 16, number 8 (1912), p. 247-250Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.16
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Abbeyville Cemetery : Lancaster Township

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Call Number
310.35 W919 Worner v. 24, no. 506
AutoNumber Surname First Name Middle Name Prefix/Suffix Birth Date Death Date Notes Cemetery Name Cemetery Location Worner Vol # Cemetery # Page # 67444 Erisman Catharina 1809 wife of Michael Erisman Abbeville Cemetery Lancaster Township 24 506 1 67442 Erisman Daniel Sr. 1793 August 11, 1858
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Notes
This is part of the Worner Collection and contains tombstone inscriptions recorded in the 1930's by William Frederic Worner. These volumes are housed in the Reading Room.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Reference
Call Number
310.35 W919 Worner v. 24, no. 506
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Abraham Lincoln and the seventy-fifth anniversaries

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1939
-watery utterances of the man who has to be pointed out to intelligent foreigners as the President of the United States." The "Daily Evening Express," Lancaster, in an editorial, November 20, 1863, states "that the National Cemetery was dedicated at Gettysburg yester- day, with appropriate ceremonies. The
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by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1939
Physical Description
[50]-58 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 43, no. 2
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865.
Gettysburg (Pa.), Battle of, 1863.
Veterans - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania - History - Civil War, 1861-1865 - Veterans.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 43, number 2 (1939), p. 50-58Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.43
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Abraham Lincoln's connections with Lancaster and its citizens

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Author
Martin, C. H.
Date of Publication
1934
Stevens, who represented Lancaster county in the congress of the United States from 1849 to 1853, and from 1859 to the date of his death in 1868, would in itself be an interesting study; likewise the conference with John W. Forney, born in Lancaster, newspaper editor, leader in Penn- sylvania Democratic
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by C. H. Martin.
Author
Martin, C. H.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1934
Physical Description
[13]-32 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 38, no. 1
Subjects
Lincoln, Abraham, - 1809-1865 - Family.
Presidents - United States
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Biography.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 38, number 1 (1934), p. 13-32Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.38
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Abraham Reincke Beck : portrait of a schoolmaster

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Author
Hummel, William W.
Date of Publication
1964
Harford in Susque- hanna County could produce, within the confines of a group of contem- porary classmates, three or four United States representatives, a like num- ber of United States district judges, a speaker of the House of Representa- tives, a United States Senator and a governor of Iowa was not as
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William W. Hummel
Author
Hummel, William W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1964
Physical Description
[1]-40 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 68, no.1
Subjects
Beck, Abraham Reincke, - 1833-1928.
Educators - Pennsylvania
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 68, number 1 (1964), p. 1-40Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.68
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Abraham Witmer's bridge

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Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Date of Publication
1916
Docket No. 7, 1788- 1791, pp. 33-34) : "On the petition of Abraham Witmer and others, in- habitants of the county of Lancaster, setting forth that the said Abraham Witmer, pursuant to an Act of Assem- bly of this State, is about to erect a bridge over the Conestoga Creek on the road leading from
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by Judge C. I. Landis.
Author
Landis, Charles Israel,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1916
Physical Description
155-174 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 20, no. 6
Subjects
Witmer, Abraham.
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Conestoga Bridge (Lancaster, Pa.)
Witmer's Bridge (Lancaster, Pa.)
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 20, number 6 (1916), p. 155-174Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.20
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The Acadians in Lancaster County

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Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Date of Publication
1897
portion allotted to a man named Slaymaker. A peculiar fact may be mentioned in connection with this, that a township of this county, which was laid out about the time of the �Acadian dispersion into Lancaster county, is named Bart. Reese, in an early edi- tion of his cyclopaedia, states that Bart is the
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by S. M. Sener, Esq.
Author
Sener, Samuel Miller,
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1897
Physical Description
[37]-43 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 1, no. 2
Summary
This journal article details the expulsion of the French Acadians of Canada to the American Colonies during the French and Indian War. Some of the Acadians arrive in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Subjects
Acadians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 1, number 2 (1897), p. 37-43Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.1
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